Automobile-lighting apparatus.



0. G. F. WILCKE.

AUTOMOBlLE LIGHTING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 24, 1912.

1,169,216., Patented Jan.25,1916.

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O. C. F. WILCKE. AUTOMGBIL/E LIGHTING APPARATUS.

' APPLICATION FILED JAN. 24, 1912.

1,169,216. Patented Jan. 25, 1916.

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AUTOMOBILE LIGHTING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 24. 1912.

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To all wh om itmay c o z zb efn: d y A Be it knownthitt I, OTToC. F WILoKE, a tizen of th Un tsees. re di at Dayton, in the corinty of Montgomery and State of Ohio, have inyented oertein new useful lrnproyeiiients Atithinohile} Li in Apper u ofi h' I, d c ar the follojving tobe a full, clear, and exact description. H I v was venti r f impm mee in lighting apparatus grid more per-tieder .l'fi l l t m vemeet l inlse id lighting systems for automohile's or' the like.

One of the principal objects of the inentie i ..P. V 19 an. ap ar tus, f0? the geiierdtion of gas froiii carbid crystals and H l .l l-L. w leh can be used in extremely low tem- Seat regi liiigwater systein'oi zi'gh sengiiie; Ahother' object is to? provide impreved ztijffiitratus for lighti the diflieient gfas lztin'ps of an autorrioblle .fi'oi'n the di1v'ers Tliiiivehtiih use W in y. of which Will be eremaite ore ,f uli desoi'ibed and olztin ed WhiQhiWi'll hecoine cle'dr' by ihs ectidi; of the accompanying drziiyin'g's, iiiwhioh: v 2 H Figure ,1; re resents a top pla (16W (if-5m aiitomoloile chassis" with my improvements apiilied thereto; some of the parts being" omitted for clearness'"; Fig, 2,1rep'- resentfsedetail ide elevation partly insec- 'thjs'iipply pipe; Fig; 8 represents'd detnil I the Whiter will cured to the dash.

switch and, Fig. 10, represents g detail vertical section partly broken away of the ozirbid tank and cover; I V v For the sake of illustration l have shown my inyen'tion applied to .m automooilo heying iniigneto ignition systemhnt it will be reedily understood that the iri'renticn can \yitl'leq ial facility be apfjlied to systems including the ordinary" Vihrator eoil igiiition systen. n s e ,In the aforesaid dmt'vihg's, 1 represents the fraine of the machine, Z the ordinary xyiz tereooled glis 'enginel, 3 the mam-or of the conneeted by ipeee wyiththe Witter agzket s o f the cylinders. conn 'eots the lower part of the radiator to any snitz 'hle. 0113 pump ,4, Whieh throes the fif fi i tlei through the pipe 6 into the cylinder jzi cket ingi niinner Well known in/the art and farmin no part of this inye'ntionQ A. pipe] is tz ppfed into thewzttei jtcket ofany one of the cylinders. This pipe 7 as best shoyyninF 1 and Sis connected to the'casiiiQQof the valve 1Q attaohing nipple 13. This'yalve 10' may beflo'f any desired tor-1n with" a taper lioint l2- Whioh s'cre'w's' doiynnfion a suitable seat. when the valve is closed. Any siiitahle forin Offihkm sleeve llniey be provided, The ster'h of the va lvelo projeots' througliithe ditsh hozird 10f? of the machine and is 'pro ide'd, with an operating handle 10 by vWhieh it is operated at will by the driver. Theheedle alve casmg is provided with a screw end M, by means ofwhich it is coiineoted to the ozirbid melee. This tank is ofeny suitable constfllotion hut'is formed With at solid top se- The lower removable cylinder 80 of the tank ahutsegeinsth suitahlepaeking ring ih the top, and, is held against it by screw threaded rods dB hinged to lugs 81 on the ttnk aildpassin'gbetween the arms of slotted lugs 83 on the top of the tdiik; thumb screws Sal being mounted on.

the upper ends of rods 82 130 hold theta'nk in position." An ash pen 8? end carhid basket 85 having an ash guiding, 86

o is mounted in the tank. The; gas foniied'in;

the tank 8 passes ohtt'hrough a pipe 151 (see Figs. 1 and 6) into adistributing ValyeEZO.

ZThe pipe 15 is provided with, a hezid 18 which is held z 'hollow nut 16, upn a seat'ih an a'ttaehing'nipple 17 This nipple is in turn screwed into a sleeve 19 forming part "of the casing 30 of the distributing valve 20. The part 17 forms a continuation of pipe and discharges into the sleeve 19. The valve 20 is conical and is mounted in casing 30, being held in position by nut 28. The distributing valve is limited in its motion by pin 22 abutting shoulders 23 formed on the casing 30.

A stem 21 of the distributing valve projects through the dash 10 and is provided with a handle 21*, by which it may be adjusted to its different positions.

mediate position the port 26 will pass out of alinement with the port 27, and the ports and 25 will also pass out of alinement but the port 24, in the shape of a quadrant,

will be brought into connection with a port 27'" in casing 30 which will permit the gas.

to enter the valve 20 and pass out through its open end into pipe 29 from whence it is distributed by branch pipes 32 to side lamp 35 and by pipe 33 to a tail-light 34.

When the valve 20 is adjusted to its third position the ports 24 and 27 still remain open to each other but in addition the port 26 is brought into alinement with a port 26 of a pipe nipple 27 which connects by pipes 31 with the head lights 36.

In Fig. 2 I have shown my preferred form of burner which is mounted on a slotted adjustable plate 38 which in turn is mounted in the lamp by suitable screws so that it may be moved backward and forward to secure the proper focus with the lamp refiector. This burner comprises the usual tip 41 mounted on a pipe 40 which passes through the plate 38 and is held in position by a'sleeve 39 clamped thereto by a thumb nut 39.

The sleeve 39 rests upon the plate 38. A

pipe nipple 37 is formed on the lower end of the pipe 40 to connect with the gas pipe system.

sparking points of wires 42 and 43. The

wire42 passes down through an insulating sleeve 46 which is mounted in a sleeve 45.

This latter sleeve supports the companion wire 43. The sleeve is adjustably supported in a collar 49 by a thumb-screw 48.

This collar is formed with a shoulder 51' which rests on plate 38; the lower part of i the collar being screw-threaded as at to It will berseen from the above the wires 42 and 43 may be adjusted vertically,

by loosening the thumb nut 48 and moving sleeve 45 up or down and turning it from side to side. By this means the spark gap may be brought to'the desired position.

A distributer switch 62 is mounted on an insulating plate 63 which in turn is mounted j on the dash board of the machine. A wire 59 leads IEIOIH one of the high tension wires of the magneto to the switch lever 61. As best shown in Fig. 9 the switch lever when moved ina circle comes in contact with contact buttons 64, 6566 and 67. 'Wires 68, 69, and 71 lead from the contact to the different head lights, side lights, and tail lights.

The use of carbid generators at present on the market is not practical in cold weather as the water supply freezes having nothing to keep it warm. Further the needle valve for controlling the water supply is subjected to the corrosive action of the gas and soon becomes clogged so that the water will not feed. With my improved devices the water is always kept hot by the engine and in addition is under pressure so that it will force past the needle valve and will wash away all corrosion or crystals forming at this point. Further no independent'source of water supply is necessary and the operator cannot forget to supply his generator with water.

The generator may be connected, if desired to pipes for supplying gas to the cylinders for starting purposes in which case a vibrator coil would be employed for caus ing a spark at the plugs in a well known manner. In such case one of the positions of the distributing valve would supply-a pipe that would lead to all of the cylinders to supply them with a charge of gas for .7

starting the motor. Any suitable check valve would be mounted in'each supply pipe near the cylinder to prevent any back pressure in the cylinder.

It will further be seen from the cylinder jackets will feed to the is not running. By this construction the that the location of the generator tank is such that the water generator will automatically be supplied with more water when the engine is started" and this supply will automatically be cut down when the engine is stopped as when the machine is waiting at the curb. The

lights will thus automatically be turned up and down; more light being desired when running than when standing still.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In an automobile, the combination with a heat engine including a Water circulating cooling system, of a carbid gas generator, a Water pump driven by the engine for putting the water under pressure, and means connecting the water system to the generator and devices for utilizing the gas from the generator.

2. In an automobile, the combination with a carbid gas generator, of a heat engine having a Water cooling system, and means connecting the water cooling system and generator and devices for utilizing the gas from the generator.

3. In an automobile the combination with a carbid gas generator, of a heat engine having a water cooling system, lamps for the machine, means connecting the water system and generator and means connecting the lamps and generator.

4. In an automobile the combination with a carbid gas generator, of a heat engine having a water cooling system, means for utilizing the gas of the generator pipes connecting the water system and generator, and means controlled by the engine for igniting the carbid gas.

5. In an automobile the combination with a gas engine having a forced water cooling system, a gas generator connected to the water system, and automatically controlled thereby and devices for utilizing the gas from the generator.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

OTTO O. F. WILGKE.

Witnesses LEONA Dawson, EVELYN KEYES.

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